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Professional jury

• Alexey Korolev

  Russia

  Wildlife photographer from Protvino (Russia, Moscow region). Alexey started doing photography in 2009. He shoots mostly close to home. Favorite places are central Russia, Leningrad region and Karelia. Favorite genres and areas of photography: “intimate” landscape, photography of plants in their natural habitat, macro photography, natural abstractions, details, textures. Winner and laureate of the largest international photo competitions: GDT European Wildlife Photographer of The Year (Germany), Nature Photographer of The Year (Netherlands), Montphoto (Spain), Golden Turtle (Russia), Glanzlichter (Germany), Magical Nature (Slovenia), BigPicture Natural World (USA), International Photography Awards (USA), etc. Alexey’s works and articles are published in magazines dedicated to nature photography: The Elements Magazine, Outdoor Photography Magazine, Asferico Magazine, Roots, Nature Photo Team Magazine, etc. Participant of exhibitions and photography festivals in different countries of the world. Speaker, he regularly gives lectures.
• Ingrid Vekemans

  Belgium

  Wildlife and nature photographer, conservationist and safari guide. Ingrid has always been fascinated by Africa before she first set foot there in 1994. Although Africa and its wildllife are her greatest passion, she also developed closer to home as a versatile nature photographer. Her favorite subjects are wildlife, the forest and the macro world in her home base Belgium, but she also loves landscape photography. Her photographs have been awarded multiple times internationally. She has won awards in Glanzlichter, Memorial Maria Luisa, Nature's Best, MontPhoto, Sony World Photography Awards, Travel Photographer Of The Year, Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards, Oasis Photo Contest, Festival International Nature Namur, Prix de la Photographie Paris, BioPhotoContest, The International Photography Awards, and more. Ingrid likes to stick close to nature, so all of her photos come straight from the camera, and no elements are added or removed. She writes for photo magazines. More information can be found at www.ingridvekemans.com.
• Kallol Mukherjee

  India

  An ardent admirer of nature Kallol Mukherjee is a nature and wildlife photographer by passion. Working in this field for almost two decades, he is always busy with his experiments with different angles, creating visual impacts. Apart from nature photography Kallol enjoys getting lost in the wilderness with his lens. Capturing the true essence of nature in its variegated forms has always been his forte. He believes in telling stories through his images. His venture in this realm of photography has brought him more than 70 international acclamations, including awards in Nature's Best Asia, Nature In Focus, Xposure, Big Picture, Comedy wildlife, HIPA, Memorial Maria Luisa, Namur, Asferico and many others. Many of his unique and outstanding frames have been exhibited in various countries all over the world and also published in different magazines worldwide. He dreams that his images might work as a catalyst to spread awareness among people about the importance of the conservation of nature and its inmates. More information can be found at www.kallolclick.com.
• Nicolas Remy

  Australia

  Nicolas Remy is a French-Australian freelance underwater photographer based in Sydney (Australia). He is the founder of The Underwater Club, an online photography school & community, with members in 12 countries. Nicolas images have won over 40 international awards and have been widely published in print and digital media. Nicolas has authored dozens of articles, published in dive media such as Scuba Diver Magazine, Plongez! Magazine and DivePhotoGuide. He collaborates with diving and photography equipment manufacturers for product field-testing. Nicolas is known for the detailed, insightful reviews which he has authored, and is a seasoned travel writer.
• Fortunato Gatto

  Italy

  Wildlife photographer. To date, Fortunato has portrayed Scotland and many other wild territories, in his own unique way, gaining worldwide awards (including Wildlife Photographer of The Year, GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Travel Photographer Of The Year, Montphoto, Memorial Maria Luisa, Namur, Montier, Glanzlichter, Biophoto Contest and many others) and recognitions, publications and media space. He holds workshops, photo tours, talks and exhibitions whereby, along with covering photography as a subject, he shares is love and utmost respect for nature, sustainability, and environmental insights – to the extent of giving voice and a face to Nature, the real protagonist of his work of art. He recently joined online seminars and webinar within the prestigious cultural association Radicediunopercento to teach the magnificent “Journey through landscape photography”. More information can be found at www.fortunatophotography.com.
• Francesco Pacienza

  Italy

  photography and graduated from the European Institute of Design, specializing in jewelry photography. Pacienza began photographing various subjects and became particularly passionate about underwater photography. He uses photography to reproduce what the human eye confuses. He began writing articles for national and international magazines about the sea, nature, and travel. Over time, Pacienza has refined his photography techniques and become a pioneer of new creative filters for underwater photography. He has published several articles where he talks about his adventures and travels in the first person. Traveling makes him curious and inspires him to experiment with new techniques. In 2006, he became a testimonial and technical collaborator for the Italian underwater housing manufacturer Easydive. Pazienza has received numerous awards and his photographs have been exhibited and published all over the world. His greatest effort is to give dignity and value to photography, trying to free it from a merely "professional" consideration. Among his favorite subjects is the sea. He feels the need to immerse himself completely in reality. He could be defined as a "fisherman of images".
• Csaba Daroczi

  Hungary

  Wildlife photographer. Seven-time Hungarian Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Photographer of the year at such competitions as Nature Photographer of the year (2019), Golden Turtle (2019), Aferico photo contest (2021), Close up Photographer of the Year (2023), Milvus Photo Contest (2016, 2019), Transnatura ( 2018), Euronatur (2023), also winner of countless other awards in all parts of the world.
• Qiang Zhang

  China

  Wildlife photographer. He hopes that more people can see the living conditions of wild animals through the lens, connect more people with nature through images, and make all of this more meaningful. Has won the Russian International Wildlife Art and Photography Competition (Golden Turtle), the Asia Best Nature Photography Award (NBPA), the International Wildlife Photography Annual Competition (WPY), the National Wildlife Photography Competition (NWPC), the Spanish International Nature Photography Competition (Montphoto) and the National Geographic Award. His works have been published in BBC Wildlife Magazine, "Selected Wildlife Photographers of the Year," National Geographic, National Wildlife Federation (NWF), COP15 United Nations Conference on Biodiversity and more.

Expert jury

• Dmitriy Shevlyakov

  Russia

  Technical Expert of the Festival
• Andrey Gilev

  Russia

  Ethical Treatment of Animals Expert

Jury of Peers

• Giuseppe Bonali (Italy)
  
• Evgeny Borisov (Russia)
  
• Elisa Confortini (Italy)
  
• Hector Cordero (Spain)
  
• Philippe Fayt (Belgium)
  
• Alexander Fedosov (Russia)
  
• Clement Fontaine (France)
  
• Nikolay Gernet (Russia)
  
• Svetlana Gorbatykh (Russia)
  
• Pavel Grekov (Russia)
  
• Imre Herpai (Hungary)
  
• Sergey Karpukhin (Russia)
  
• Dmitry Kokh (Russia)
  
• Mike Korostelev (Russia)
  
• Nadezhda Kulagina (Kazakhstan)
  
• Vladimir Lyapin (Russia)
  
• Tibor Litauszki (Hungary)
  
• Mohammad Murad (Kuwait)
  
• Tatyana Nerikova (Russia)
  
• Egor Nikiforov (Russia)
  
• Andrey Nosik (Russia)
  
• Francesco Pacienza (Italy)
  
• Alexey Perelygin (Russia)
  
• Alexander Perevozov (Russia)
  
• Alexander Perov (Russia)
  
• Sergey Pesterev (Russia)
  
• Andrey Podkorytov (Russia)
  
• Manuel Castellanos Raboso (Spain)
  
• Luc Rooman (Belgium)
  
• Adriana Claudia Sanz (Argentina)
  
• Boldizsar Szucs (Hungary)
  
• Ilya Timin (Russia)
  
• Kirill Uyutnov (Russia)
  
• Ekaterina Vasyagina (Russia)